Dev Corner: A Detailed Guide to Shamir Backup

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A recovery seed is a list of words in a specific order which store all the information needed to access all your cryptocurrencies, tokens, and digital identities associated with it.

When you create a new wallet, the Trezor will generate a fresh recovery seed and ask you to write it down on paper. That way if you ever lose your Trezor or if it becomes corrupted, you can recover your wallet using the paper backup.